TLASILA Blog: A forum for all things related (and of interest) to the experimental collective To Live and Shave in L.A. Founded by Tom Smith in May 1990, TLASILA is antithesis, energized at the juncture of aesthetic revulsion. Genre is obsolete.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

You Have No Idea / Oven, Adieu, Ahoy!

Hello Again,

Completely insane weekend. Aaron Dilloway and family departed Sunday afternoon; R. Stevie Moore (as you may have noted elsewhere) arrived Sunday night. It's been a trip to the wheelhouse of the Flying Dutchman's marzipan cyclotron alright - still recovering from the sticky recovery...

While working off a few kilos of stress at the fitness center yesterday I listened to Aaron's recording of our duo live set from Friday. Resolutely, utterly gone, Daddy-O.

Posting from a desk on the second floor of the Hannover HQ of a certain evil empire, easing toward calm, but feeling uncomfortably fuzzed. Too humid for words. Surrounded by lethargic, data-devouring ghouls. (Bills are paid, KSV keeps going, blah blah blah.)

All in all, though, a terrific 72 hours. So many new recordings to sift through!

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Began making music at nine - shortwave radio and turntable manipulation. (Just wicked child's play, but ideas quickly coalesced.) Joined an African-American funk ensemble at 13. Within minutes of his debut, received an ear-nuzzle and a beer. Hooked. Enrolled in an electronic music class at university in 1974; joined the staff of its radio station the same year. Initial electro-acoustic compositions recorded (often in collaboration with Don Fleming) in 1975. During off-hours at the station, emboldened both by the aesthetic promise of punk and Lee Perry's titanic Super Ape, subverted production facilities to create fractured dub versions of extant, "underdone" releases. Moved to NYC in 1977; kept eyes peeled. Migrated next to Athens, Georgia; formed Boat Of (1979-83). Moved to DC, resurfaced as Peach of Immortality (1983-91). Amidst turmoil, signed on with Pussy Galore (8/85 to 2/86). Initial TLASILA demos were recorded by TS in May 1990. Smith moved to Miami in 1991 and perfected the TLASILA template. Rat Bastard and Ben Wolcott were aboard by 93-94. Moved to Germany in 2008. MORE!!